In order to financially support the Euroscience Association and thus to allow it to be representative and independent, a Foundation has been created in 2000, the seat of which is in Hanover. As there is still no legal statute of European foundations and as the German law is favourable to foundations, it was natural to turn to Germany to set up the Foundation.

The complete name of the Foundation is "Euroscience-Stiftung zur Förderung der europäischen Wissenschaften und Kulturen". Its goal is the promotion of European sciences and cultures by means of granting awards and funding workshops as well as to raise funds for international scientific cooperation, especially for the benefit of Euroscience.

Since 2001 it gives a 3000 Euros endowed European Science Writers Award to editors and writers for their achievements for the promotion of science journalism in Europe. The first award was made to Dr. Philip Campbell, editor of the British science journal nature. Young scientists who showed interest in scientific topics have been honoured for the first time in 2004. The first Junior Award endowed with 1,000 Euros was made to the Swedish science journalist Ulrika Björksten and to the Austrian Andreas Feiertag.

The latest award ceremony took place at the Euroscience Open Forum on 16 July 2006. The winners of the European Junior Science Writers Award 2006 are: Dr. Christina Berndt from the German daily newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, Miklos Hargitai from the Hungarian daily newspaper Nepszabadsag and Bas Kast from the German daily newspaper Der Tagesspiegel.
The Board of Trustees of the Euroscience Foundation, the five members of which are Prof. Dr. Jean Pierre Bourguignon (France), Reinhold Kopp (Germany), Prof. Claude Kordon (France), Dr. Wilhelm Krull (Germany) and Prof. Dr. Carl Sundberg (Sweden), decides on the winners.

The capital stock of the Euroscience Foundation amounts to 60,000 Euros. Private donations and profits made out of its capital investment enable the Foundation to meet its objectives.

Euroscience members, in various countries where this is possible, are trying to raise funds for this Foundation.

Katja Ebeling
Vorsitzende des Stiftungsvorstands
Euroscience-Stiftung
Alte Döhrener Str. 14
30169 Hannover
Tel.: 0049-511-8381235
Fax: 0049-511-8381235
ebeling@eurosciencestiftung.de
http://www.eurosciencestiftung.de/

Dr. Francoise Praderie
Observatoire de Paris
61, Avenue de l'Observatoire
F- 75014 PARIS
Tel: +33 (0)1 40 51 21 16
Fax: +33 (0)1 40 51 20 02
francoise.praderie@obspm.fr

Dr. Carl Johan Sundberg
Department of Physiology & Pharmacology
Berzelius väg 13
Karolinska Institutet
SE-171 77 Stockholm
Sweden
Tel./(Fax): +46(0)8 72868 86
Carl.J.Sundberg@ki.se